Texts on Nigeria

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Pre-Imperialism: Nigeria Before 1893

PreColonial West Africa.pdf

An overview of the Portuguese exploration and colonization of West Africa.

This article describes Igbo culture prior to imperialism.
Nigeria.pdf

A general overview of Nigeria with a section on the history prior to 1893.
Chinua Achebe Bio.pdf

A biography of Achebe to provide context for Things Fall Apart.
Igbo.pdf

This short article describes the Igbo lifestyle before imperialism.


The three texts below come from Life Among the Ibo Women of Nigeria
author: Salome C. Nnoromele
Publisher: Lucent Books City: San Diego 1998

Marriage and Roles.pdf

Gender roles in a traditional Ibo Marriage
are discussed.
GenderRoles.pdf
Ibo Religion.pdf

Traditional and contemporary religions
in Nigeria are described.

Nigeria During Imperialism

Politics during British Imperialism
British Rule in Nigeria.pdf

Politics and economics under British rule are described
in this article.
Warrant Chiefs.pdf
Africa British Colonies.pdf

A general article on British colonies
in Africa. There is a section on Nigeria.
Nigeria Why the British Experiment Failed.pdf


Post-Imperialism

Nigeria CultureGram.pdf

This Culture Gram has information about Nigerian politics, religion and gender roles after imperialism.

Religion in Post-Imperial Nigeria
Boko Haram.pdf

 Religious Conflict in Nigeria Roots of Religious Conflict
This is a World Book article on Boko Haram.

Boko Haram Insurgant War.pdf

This is a detailed timeline of Boko Haram's
insurgency in Western Africa.
Nigeria Post Independence.pdf

This article is an overview of Nigeria after independence, but there is a section on religion in
contemporary Nigeria.

Boko Haram Britannica.pdf

This article is from Britannica Online.

Gender Roles in Post-Imperial Nigeria
Nigerian Family and Gender Roles.pdf


This is a short Culture Gram text about
family and gender roles in contemporary
Nigeria.
GenderRoles.pdf
Gender in Contemporary Ibo Society.pdf

An article about women in contemporary Nigeria.

marriage.pdf

 An excerpt from The Ibo Women of Nigeria on gender roles
ModNigerians.pdf

Politics in Post-Imperial Nigeria

Nigeria Post Independance.pdf

This article focuses on the government and political situation in Nigeria after independence. There is also information on religious conflicts.

The Challenges of Former Sovereignties in Nigeria.pdf
NigeriaOverview.pdf

Why Nigerian Languages are Dying.pdf